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[Anderson Scrapbook 3]
Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
Anderson, Richard Alan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Freeman Nimitz at San Pasqual's Battle Monument]
Photograph of Catherine Freeman Nimitz at San Pasqual's Battle Monument, California. She stands on the left wearing a sleeveless white dress that falls just below her knees. To her right is a large boulder with a marker on it.
Date:
1932~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jeb Stewart and Chester W. Nimitz]
Photograph of Jeb Stewart and Chester W. Nimitz standing outside a car in San Diego, California. Jeb Stewart stand on the left posing with the open car door in a light-colored suit jacket and trousers with a dark square buckled belt, a buttoned-up shirt and wide brimmed hat. On the left standing in the brush is Chester Nimitz wearing a sweater, a white collared shirt, a bowtie, cropped trousers and long socks.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[June Brunner Standing Outside Halsey Field Stage]
Photograph of June Brunner stands outside of Hasley Field Stage after performance with her hands on a wooden railing that a serviceman on her right is sitting on with a book propped open on his knee.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
Herron, T. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Landscape of San Pasqual Battlefields]
Photograph of the landscape in San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, California. A meadow with some shrubbery, a river, hills and some powerlines can be seen.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to B. P. Henker - June 27, 1943]
Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to 'Mr. B. P. Henker, relative of Charles and Barbara (?)' stating she is hoping to get the correct address for Mrs. P. L. Bleckinger so she can forward the shortwave radio message from Lindsay Bleckinger to her. Scrapbook page 6.
Date:
June 27, 1943
Creator:
McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Barnes to Cecelia McKie - May 26, 1943]
Letter sent from Helen Barnes to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her husband, William Frank Barnes, and stating she and her daughter had been evacuated from Shanghai in 1941 and had not seen Mr. Barnes since. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. W. F. Barnes, San Diego, California.
Date:
May 26, 1943
Creator:
Barnes, Helen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shaffe T. Courey to Cecelia McKie - October 20, 1976]
Letter sent from Shaffe T. Courey, State Commander, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc., to Cecelia McKie regarding National Citation award.
Date:
October 20, 1976
Creator:
Courey, Shaffe T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nimitz Family Car]
Photograph of the Nimitz family car, the Flying Cloud by Reo Motor Car Company on a dusty road. Some shrubbery can be seen on the side of the road as well as some mountains in the distance.
Date:
1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. J. Dunn, July 13, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A J Dunn. Dunn joined the Navy in 1940 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Oglala (CM-4) at Pearl Harbor. On the morning of 7 December 1941, he was returning from liberty when the attack began. Unable to find his ship, he jumped aboard the USS Mugford (DD-389) just as it was getting underway. After seven days of patrols, he returned to the harbor and was transferred to the USS New Orleans (CA-32). While on convoy duty to Brisbane, the ship received a warm welcome from Australian citizens. But one evening, the ship was nearly subject to friendly fire when a cruiser from New Zealand mistook the New Orleans for a Japanese ship. Dunn was transferred to the USS Indiana (BB-58) with Task Force 58, bombarding islands in the Gilberts and Marshalls. As a gunner’s mate, his duties included testing small arms ammunition in a surveillance oven to see whether it had expired. He was transferred to the USS Botetourt (APA-136), operating out of the Philippines until the end of the war. He sailed past the USS Missouri (BB-63) …
Date:
July 13, 2011
Creator:
Dunn, A. J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. K. Sheffield, May 20, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with A K Sheffield. Sheffield joined the Navy in late 1943. He completed Armed Guard School in San Diego. He served with the Navy Armed Guard aboard a transport ship, and traveled to the Philippine Islands. In May of 1944, Sheffield was aboard the SS Henry Bergh when it ran aground on the Farallon Islands, and shares details of those events. He traveled through the Pacific Islands, to Japan and throughout the Atlantic. Sheffield does not speak of participating in any battles or combat. He returned home aboard USS Iowa (BB-61) after the war ended in late 1945.
Date:
May 20, 2016
Creator:
Sheffield, A. K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. K. Sheffield, May 20, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with A K Sheffield. Sheffield joined the Navy in late 1943. He completed Armed Guard School in San Diego. He served with the Navy Armed Guard aboard a transport ship, and traveled to the Philippine Islands. In May of 1944, Sheffield was aboard the SS Henry Bergh when it ran aground on the Farallon Islands, and shares details of those events. He traveled through the Pacific Islands, to Japan and throughout the Atlantic. Sheffield does not speak of participating in any battles or combat. He returned home aboard USS Iowa (BB-61) after the war ended in late 1945.
Date:
May 20, 2016
Creator:
Sheffield, A. K.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.
Date:
March 29, 2011
Creator:
Wiseman, Al
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.
Date:
March 29, 2011
Creator:
Wiseman, Al
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
Mendoza, Aaron
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
Mendoza, Aaron
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip construction. He later transferred back to headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and worked on staff for Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date:
February 24, 2001
Creator:
Santos, Abe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip construction. He later transferred back to headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and worked on staff for Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date:
February 24, 2001
Creator:
Santos, Abe
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.
Date:
February 19, 2005
Creator:
Fernandez, Acencion
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.
Date:
February 19, 2005
Creator:
Fernandez, Acencion
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History